3 Surreal Photos

[Jeff Alu]

I agree that the shapes, especially in the bottom two photos, are very
surreal. I think that with less direct lighting and more shadows, they would
be even more so. Maybe even a black and white conversion and some thoughtful
dodging and burning would open up even more ideas.

Jeff
http://www.animalu.com/pics/photos.htm

M-M wrote:

> I shot these in the woods and it looked very surreal. If you click on the
> link you will only see 3 photos, about 75K each (25% of original,
> untouched)- no ads, not even text.
>
> Maybe some of you with an artful eye will see something here. Then again,
> maybe not :)
>
> <http://www.netaxs.com/~mhmyers/990/woods.html>
>
> -Michael

[John Marshall]

I consulted a qualified artist.
She said
colour balance 10
focus 10
exposure 10
composition 5
surrealism 1

sorry.

Try going back there just before Dawn.
... and keep posting!

Best wishes,
In article <nospam-ya02408000...@news.netaxs.com>, M-M
<nos...@nym.ore> writes

>I shot these in the woods and it looked very surreal. If you click on the
>link you will only see 3 photos, about 75K each (25% of original,
>untouched)- no ads, not even text.
>
>Maybe some of you with an artful eye will see something here. Then again,
>maybe not :)
>
><http://www.netaxs.com/~mhmyers/990/woods.html>
>
>
>-Michael

--
John

[Terry Dawson]

Two questions:

1) What R U smokin', dude?

2) Where can I get some?

All kidding aside: Yes, I would agree... somewhat. They have slightly
surrealistic qualities.

--
http://digital.photography.home.att.net/

M-M <nos...@nym.ore> wrote in message
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[Keith Roberson]

I think its very interesting how context changes the feel of pictures. With
out the statue I feel
the other pictures lose some of their significance.
some post prosessing would probably create
this feeling.Very cool place in the woods.

[Joe Blow]

On Tue, 08 May 2001 09:21:05 -0400, don't...@sk.com (M-M) wrote:

>I guess I could not capture the moment. Here I was, walking in the woods
>and through the thicket this statue popped out of nowhere, all overgrown
>with weeds and vines. Something you would not expect.
>
>Turns out there was an elegant estate there in the 20's. The rest of the
>grounds have since been developed but this area was forgotten.
>
>A damaged statue of 3 people wrapped around each other being overgrown with
>vines- I thought it had potential. When I stepped back to frame more of the
>thicket, you could not really make out the statue.

You're right about pic one. It has potential but I don't think you
"captured" the moment.

>
>I actually used the onboard flash for the lower 2 photos as fill-in. In
>over 10,000 shots, that's the first time it was almost useful.

That's part of the problem with pics 2 and 3. It looks like you used a
flash. Either natural light or a much weaker fill flash would have
changed the whole look.

>
>btw, the camera was a CP990.
>
><http://www.netaxs.com/~mhmyers/990/woods.html>
>
>-Michael
>
>
>
>In article <M3AU2DAQ...@objectech.demon.co.uk>, John Marshall